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Goldfly

Goldfly is the second studio album by the rock band Guster, released in 1997. The album was recorded in December 1996 at the House of Blues Studios in Encino, California. It sold around 20,000 copies as an independent release, before being picked up by Sire Records. The Sire version was remixed by Mike Shipley.

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Goldfly
Studio album by
Guster
ReleasedMarch 4, 1997
RecordedDecember 1996
GenreRock
Length42:11
LabelHybrid
ProducerSteve Lindsey
Guster chronology
Parachute
(1994) 		Goldfly
(1997) 		Lost and Gone Forever
(1999)
Professional ratings
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AllMusicStarStarStar1
Pitchfork5.6/102

Goldfly is the second studio album by the rock band Guster, released in 1997.34 The album was recorded in December 1996 at the House of Blues Studios in Encino, California. It sold around 20,000 copies as an independent release, before being picked up by Sire Records.5 The Sire version was remixed by Mike Shipley.6

There are three versions of the album. The original, rare, independently released version has the hidden song "Melanie" before the first song. The version released on Hybrid/Sire Records has the hidden song as the eleventh track. The third version, distributed to members of Guster's rep program, is a bad CD pressing of the album which contains "Melanie" as the first track, while "Getting Even" and "Bury Me" are combined as a single track.

Track listing

All music is composed by Guster.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Great Escape"Ryan Miller3:06
2."Demons"
4:25
3."Perfect"
  • Miller
  • Roy
4:23
4."Airport Song"
3:25
5."Medicine"Miller3:56
6."X-Ray Eyes"
  • Miller
  • Roy
3:27
7."Grin"Miller4:17
8."Getting Even"Miller4:43
9."Bury Me"Miller2:35
10."Rocketship"Miller4:01
11."Melanie" 3:48

Personnel

Guster
  • Adam Gardner – guitar, lead vocals
  • Ryan Miller – guitar, lead vocals
  • Brian Rosenworcel – percussion, background vocals
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
  • Steve Lindsey – producer
  • David Schiffman – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Shipley – additional mixes (1, 2, 4, 6)
  • Leanne Unger – additional engineering
  • Dave Bryant – additional engineering
  • Andre Champagne – additional engineering
  • Vic Anesini – mastering
References

References

  1. "Goldfly - Guster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Guster: Goldfly: Pitchfork Review". January 26, 2001. Archived from the original on January 26, 2001.
  3. "Guster Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. Edgers, Geoff (January 2000). "Making the Grade". Spin. 16 (1): 42.
  5. Sansone, Glen (May 1998). "On the Verge". CMJ New Music Monthly (57): 16.
  6. Rosen, Craig (January 31, 1998). "Hybrid label links with Sire Records". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. pp. 18, 90.
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